Egg-carrier.



H. S. WILLIS.

EGG CARRIER.

APPLlcATloN FILED FEB. 10, 1914.

1,144674 Patented June 29, 1915.

INVENTOR.

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HARRY S. WILLIS, 0F DENVER, COLORADO.

EGG-CARRIER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 29, 1915.,

Application filed. February 10, 1914. Serial No. 817,821.

T0 all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that LHARRY S. WILLIS, a lcitizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to yegg carriers and its object resides in the provision of a case of simple knock-down construction which in its folded condition is capable of securing a number of eggs in positions in which they are separated from each other and from the walls of the carrier.

The case which is preferablyy made of vstraw or ypasteboard is constructed to provide a strong, pressure-resisting inclosure for the eggs so that it may be employed to yship the same by mail or express to the most remote points wit-hout danger of their being broken in transport.

An embodiment of my invention has been illustrated in the accompanying drawings in the various views of which like parts are similarly designated, and in which,

Figure l represents a longitudinal section through my improved carrier with eggs in the position in which they are held therein for transportation, Fig. 2, an enlarged, transverse section taken along the line 22., Fig. 1, Fig. 3, an end view of the carrier in the folded condition, Fig. 4, a transverse section of the carrier in the unfolded condition talren along a line which in Fig. l is designated by the numerals 4 4, and, Fig. 5, a section similar to Fig, 4 taken along the line 5 5, Fig.` l.

yReferring more specifically to the drawings, my improved carrier is composed of a single sheet or blank of pasteboard folded upon itselfto provide two members 2 and 3 which are scored along parallel, longitudinal crease-lines 4 to be folded into an oblong container of rectangular section.

The portions of the inner member between the lines 4 are bent to form hollow ridges 5 of V-shaped section which when the parts are folded, form a cell of star-shaped section the radiating points of which engage at their outer ends the four corners of the outer member which provides a housing around the same.

The ridges 5 have along their vertices, a plurality of equidistant openings 6 which are formed substantially of circular contour when 'the sheet is in a flat condition, and

which when the sheets are folded provide at four opposite points, pockets to receive the end portions and opposite side portions of eggs placed within the cruciform cell as shown in Figs. l and 2.

The inner member is maintained in its bent form with relation to the other by means of tongues 7 which are inserted through slots 8 in its end portions and which extend from the angularly bent ends 14 of the outer member the edges of which are serrated to lit the crotches of the respective ridges of the inner member.

To facilitate the insertion of the tongues on the ends of the outer member in the corresponding slots of the inner member, the end portions of the latter in which the slots are formed, are rendered flexible by being slit along the crease lines 4 as designated at 9 in Fig. 1.

rlhe outer portion ofthe connected members remote from the line l2 along which the blank of which they are formed is folded upon itself, provides a iiap l() which when the parts are in vthe folded condition, overlaps the adjacent side of the housing formed of the outer member.

The flap is provided with suitable means for sealing or otherwise securing the members in their folded condition, a gummed strip 13 composed of paper or other suitable material being preferred by reason ofits simplicity and eifectuality in securely sealing the case after the eggs have been placed therein.

lt will be observed that when the eggs are placed in the container in the manner shown and described, they are immovably held in spaced relation to each other and the four walls of the housing. The latter may thus be bent to a considerable degree without coming in contact with the eggs and as the housing is reinforced by the star-shaped cell which it incloses, it will effectively withstand considerable pressure without being crushed or otherwise deformed.

While in the drawings the ridges have been shown to be individually secured by means of the tongues on the outer member which project through the corresponding slots in the flexible end portions of the 1nner member, it will be understood that those on the inner ridges may be eliminated if so desired without detriment to the effectiveness of the carrier for the purpose for which it is designed, other than the omission rof form a case of rectangular section, thepoi'-,

two of the parts which partially close its ends, as shown in Fig. 3. It willA furthermore be understood that while the means for connecting the two members at their ends are the best at present known to me,rdif ferent devices may be employed for the purpose, the intent being of delivering the carriers to the purchaser in a fiat condition ready to be formed and folded in the manner shown and described, when required for use in shipping eggs.

Other variations in the form and arrangement of the parts of the carrier may be resorted to within the spirit of my invention as defined in the following claims.

I claiml. An egg-carrier comprising an inner member and an outer member placed one upon the other and adapted to be together folded along determinate crease lines to form a case of rectangular section, the portions of the inner member between said lines being bent to form inwardly extending ridges which have openings arranged in series to receive and engage the end-portions and opposite-side portions of eggs placed between them, when the members are in their said folded condition.

2. An egg-carrier comprising an inner member and an outerr member placed one upon the other and adapted to be together folded along determinate crease lines to form a case of rectangular section, the portions of the inner member rbetween said lines beingbent to form inwardly extending ridges which have openings to receive the end portions and opposite side portions of eggs placed between them, and means Ion said outer member for holding the twofmembers in their said folded condition.

3. An egg-carrier comprising an inner' member and an outer member placed one upon the other and adapted to be together folded along determinate crease lines to form a case `of rectangular section, the portions of the inner member between said lines beingbent to form inwardly extending ridges which have openings to receive the end-pon tions and opposite side portions of eggs placed between them, when the members are in their said folded condition, the said'fmembers having coperative means for securing the inner one in its bent form, with relation to the other.

t. An egg-carrier comprising an inner member and an outer member placed one upon the other' and adapted to be together folded along determinate crease lines to tions of the inner member between said lines being bent to form inwardly extending ridges which have openingsto receive the end-portions and opposite side portions ofl eggs placed between them, when the members are Ain their said folded condition, the said mem- .slots formed in the corresponding ends of the inner member to receive the said tongues.

5. An egg-carrier comprising an inner` member and an outer member placed one upon the other and adapted to be together folded along determinate crease lines to form a case of rectangular section,.the portions of the inner member between said lines being bent to form inwardly extending ridges which have openings to receive the end-portions and opposite side portions of y eggs placed between them, when'the members'are in their said folded condition, the inner member having in its end portions, slots, and the corresponding ends of the outer member being formed and bent to enter the crotches of the ridges on the inner member, and having tongues for insertion in said slots.

6. An egg-carrier comprising van inner member' andan outer member adapted to be folded along determinate crease-lines to form a case of rectangular section, the portions of the inner member between said lines being bent to form inwardly extending ridges which have openings to receive the end-portions and opposite side portions of eggs placed between them, when the members are in their said folded condition, the end portions of the inner member being rendered flexible by slitting them along the ends of the said crease-lines, and having slots, and the corresponding ends of the outer member being formed andy bent to enter the Vcrotches of the ridges on the inner member, and having tongues for insertion in said slots. y v

7. An egg-carrier composed of a blank folded upon itself to provide inner and outer members which are adaptedto 'be folded along determinate ycrease-lines to form a case of rectangular section, the portions of the inner member between said lines being bent to form inwardly extending ridges which have openings to receive the end-portions and opposite'side portions of eggs placed between them, when the members are in their said folded condition.

8. An legg-carrier'composed of a blank folded upon itself to provide inner and outer members which are adapted to be folded along determinate crease-lines to form a case of rectangular section, the portions of the inner member between said lines being bent to n form inwardly extending ridges which have openings to receive the end-portions and opposite side-portionsl of eggs placed between them, when the members are in their said folded condition, and the said blank having at one of its edges, a flap capable of overlapping .one of the sides ef they outer member in itsfolded condition.

9. An egg-carrier composed of a blank folded upon itself to provide inner and outer members which are adapted to be folded along determinate crease-lines to form a case of rectangular' section, the portions of the inner member between said lines being bent to form inwardly extending ridges which have openings to receive the end-portions and opposite side portions of eggs placed between them, when the members are in their said folded condition, the said blank having at one of its edges a Hap capable of overlapping one of the sides of the outer member in its folded condition, and means for securing said flap in its said lapping position.

l0. A blank for producing an egg-carrier comprising a single piece of suitable material scored along a line to be folded upon itself to provide an inner member and an outer member, and scored along lines parallel to said line to be folded for forming a case of rectangular section, the inner member being bent between the said lines to form ridges of V-shaped section, and having in said ridges openings to receive the ends and opposite side-portions of eggs placed between the ridges, when the members are in their said folded condition.

1l. A blank for producing an egg-carrier comprising a single piece of suitable material scored along a line to be folded upon itself to provide an inner member and an outer member, and scored along lines parallel to said line to be folded for forming a case of rectangular section, the inner member being bent between the said lines to form ridges of V-shaped section, and having in said ridges openings to receive the ends and opposite side-portions of eggs placed between the ridges, when the members are in their said folded condition, and the said members having cooperative means for se curing the inner one in its bent condition with relation to the other.

12. A blank for producing an egg-carrier comprising a single piece of suitable material scored along a line to be folded upon itself to provide an inner member and an outer member, and scored along lines parallel to said line to be folded for forming a case of rectangular section, the inner member being bent between the said lines to form ridges of V-shaped section, and having in said ridges, openings to receive the ends and opposite side-portions of eggs placed between the ridges when the members are in the said folded condition, and the said members having coperative means for securing the inner one in its bent condition with relation to the other, which means consist of tongues formed at the ends of the outer member and slots formed in the corresponding ends of the inner member to receive said tongues.

13. A blank for producing an egg-carrier comprising a single piece of suitable material scored along a line to be folded upon itself to provide an inner member and an outer member, and scored along lines parallel to said line to be folded for forming a case of rectangular section, the inner member being bent between the said lines to form ridges of V-shaped section, and having in said ridges openings to receive the ends and opposite side-portions of eggs placed between the ridges, when the members are in their said folded condition, and the inner member having in its end-portions, slots, and the corresponding ends of the outer member being formed and scored to be bent into the crotches of the ridges on the inner member, and having tongues for insertion in said slots.

14. A blank for producing an egg-carrier comprising a single piece of suitable material scored along a line to be folded upon itself to provide an inner member and an outer member, and scored along lines paraL lel to said line to be folded for forming a case of rectangular section provided with a lapping iiap, the inner member being bent between the said lines to form ridges of V- shaped section, and having in said ridges openings to receive the ends and opposite side-portions of eggs placed between the ridges, when the members are in their said folded condition.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my fsignature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY S. WILLIS.

Witnesses:

G. J. ROLLANDET, L. RHoADEs.

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